POLITICS

Delegation of International Eurasia Press Fund visits AzerTAc

A delegation of the International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) has visited Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency (AZERTAC).

Head of the IEPF Umud Mirzayev congratulated AZERTAC Director General Aslan Aslanov on the occasion of the agency`s 95th anniversary. He also praised AZERTAC`s achievements over the last years.

Highlighting the activities of the International Eurasia Press Fund, Mr. Mirzayev said the organization was elected the general status member of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). He noted that today 3400 organizations were the consultative status members of the ECOSOC. “Only 148 of them have the general consultative status,” he added.

The AZERTAC Director General hailed the activities of the International Eurasia Press Fund.

Mr. Aslanov highlighted the development path of AZERTAC and its foreign relations.

“AZERTAC today holds chairmanship and is an active member of a number of regional and international news organizations.”

IEPF International Adviser Lutful Kabir, Deputy Head Ayaz Nizamioglu and head of international relations department Michael Montafi also congratulated AZERTAC on its 95th anniversary.

They also exchanged views over the further development of cooperation between AZERTAC and IEPF.